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- Sinulog Festival. Sinulog Festival is an annual cultural celebration in Cebu held every third Sunday of January.
- Kadaugan sa Mactan Festival. The Kadaugan sa Mactan Festival honors the triumph of the historic battle in Mactan, which has become a significant part of Cebuano culture.
- Halad Inasal Festival. No one can deny that Cebu has the most scrumptious and crispy lechon in the Philippines. Lechon in Cebu is best known for its golden-red skin and juicy, tender meat.
- Sugat Kabanhawan Festival. Sugat Kabanhawan Festival in Minglanilla is one of the most celebrated religious activities during Easter Sunday. The municipality of Minglanilla in Cebu is distinctly known for being the “Sugat Capital” of the south.
Jun 14, 2024 · Discover the vibrant festivals of Cebu City, known as the 'Queen City of the South.' From the grand Sinulog Festival to the historic Kadaugan sa Mactan, and the unique Gabii sa Kabilin, these celebrations showcase the rich cultural heritage and community spirit of Cebu. Explore how these events preserve traditions, foster unity, and attract tourists, making Cebu a must-visit destination for ...
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- Kabayo Festival
- Sarok Festival
- Soli-Soli Festival
- Tostado Festival
- Haladaya Festival
Cebunever runs out of festivals. Whether you are in the urban jungle or in the hinterlands and islands in the province, from North to the South, from the East to the West, there is surely one celebration that you wouldn’t dare miss.
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Translacion (Gathering of the Holy Family), coincidentally the patrons of Cebu are Santo Niño and Birhen sa Guadelupe, Saint Joseph in Mandaue City. People celebrate this event every January when the three statues meet in the national shrine of Saint Joseph, often referred to as the Translac...
Every 3rd Sunday of January, Cebu has been celebrating the Sinulog Festival, dubbed as the country’s biggest and grandest festival. What began as a revival of an old dance brought government, business establishments, schools, pilgrims, artists and private individual together like never before. The attempt to enhance cultural awareness gave the Cebu...
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter It is celebrated every January in honor of patron Sto. Niño de Poro. Beloved memoir of a living past, Tagbo is the cornerstone from which this great municipality has sprung. Rich in cultural heritage and deep in spiritual values, Tagbo is a very significant event precluding the birth of a to...
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter The town of Catmon is famous for its tasty “bodbod” and thus is the focus of the festival. The festival celebrates the process of making a delicacy from the tiny seeds of a cereal variety called millet as a major socio-cultural event during the feast of St. William of Aquitaña every Feb. 10....
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Organized by the Cebu Equine Owners, Breeders and Sportsmen Association (CEOBSA), the Kabayo festival is supported by the DOT. The festival promotes sports tourism, ecotourism and agri-industrial tourism awareness in the country. The highlights include the parade of horses, horse racing comp...
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Valentine’s Day for the people of Consolacion is celebrated with more than just love. They had a doubly eventful date as the town gathered to celebrate their 91st founding anniversary, dubbed as “Adlaw sa Consolacion” with the staging of the Sarok Festival. Named after a kind of hat made fro...
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Named after the Soli-Soli plant which abounds around Lake Danao, used for mat weaving, bags, hats and other handicrafts. Soli-Soli features freestyle street dancing competition using soli-soli plant as its dominant material. The festival adds color to the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter The festival focuses on the town’s famous delicacy, the “tostado”. A locally made cookie, researches failed to establish as to when and how or from whom the baking of these cookies originated. Residents of Santander have sold these cookies, made of sugar, flour, eggs, baking soda, and shorte...
Share Share on PinterestShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Haladaya Festival is honor to the patron saint of Daanbantayan, St. Rose of Lima. Before in 1834, Daanbantayan was so-called “Kandaya” a name from the leader of first malayan settlers, si “Datu Daya”. This is why people of Daanbantayan will celebrate the Haladaya Festival because from the wo...
- Sinulog Festival. The grandest and most celebrated of Cebu’s festivals, the Sinulog, is celebrated every 3rd Sunday of January in Cebu City. The Sinulog commemorates the feast of the Santo Niño, or the Child Jesus, which is a significant icon in Cebu’s history.
- Kadaugan sa Mactan. Another festival rooted in Cebu’s history is the Kadaugan sa Mactan, commemorated from April 22 to 27 in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan. This celebration reenacts the Battle of Mactan between the chief Lapu-Lapu and the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, during which the former drove the latter’s ships away from Mactan’s shores.
- Pintos Festival. This annual festival in Bogo City is centered around pintos, a local delicacy made from corn, condensed milk, and eggs. From May 26 to 27, the streets are transformed into a mardi gras party as well as a showcase of cultural tourism.
- Haladaya Festival. The Haladaya Festival is celebrated every August 30 in the municipality of Daanbantayan. This celebration has its roots as a thanksgiving for the town being saved from pirate attacks during the Spanish colonization.
- Sinulog Festival, Cebu City. 3rd Sunday of January, Cebu City. Viva Pit Señor! The grand and colorful Sinulog Festival is one of the most popular events in the Philippines, attracting thousands of people from all over the world each year.
- Kadaugan sa Mactan Festival, Cebu. April 22-27, Lapu-Lapu City. Mactan Island is famous for being the site of Ferdinand Magellan’s defeat at the hands of Chief Lapu-Lapu and his warriors.
- Pintos Festival, Bogo City, Cebu. May 26-27, Bogo City. The annual Pintos Festival is named after a popular local delicacy that mainly consists of corn, butter, and milk, all wrapped inside a corn husk.
- Kabkaban Festival, Carcar City, Cebu. 4th Week of November, Carcar City. The Kabkaban Festival’s primary focus are its dance rituals, which are believed to be a way of fending off bad spirits.
May 15, 2024 · Culture, Festival, and The Arts. Cebu’s culture is a captivating mosaic shaped by its indigenous roots, centuries of Spanish colonization, and the influences of modern global interactions. This unique cultural identity manifests in various aspects of daily life, from language and religious practices to arts and festivities.
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Nov 11, 2024 · The Cebu Provincial Museum is a museum located within the former Cebu Provincial Jail which covers the region’s political and cultural history. There are four permanent galleries containing artifacts and photos detailing different periods in Philippine history as well as three special exhibition galleries dedicated to unique events such as the San Diego Shipwreck and Japanese occupation of ...
